Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a decreased risk of incident gout: a population-based case-control study

Bruderer, Saskia G; Bodmer, Michael; Jick, Susan S; Meier, Christoph R (2014). Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a decreased risk of incident gout: a population-based case-control study. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 74(9), pp. 1651-1658. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205337

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OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to explore the risk of incident gout in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in association with diabetes duration, diabetes severity and antidiabetic drug treatment.

METHODS

We conducted a case-control study in patients with T2DM using the UK-based Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). We identified case patients aged ≥18 years with an incident diagnosis of gout between 1990 and 2012. We matched to each case patient one gout-free control patient. We used conditional logistic regression analysis to calculate adjusted ORs (adj. ORs) with 95% CIs and adjusted our analyses for important potential confounders.

RESULTS

The study encompassed 7536 T2DM cases with a first-time diagnosis of gout. Compared to a diabetes duration <1 year, prolonged diabetes duration (1-3, 3-6, 7-9 and ≥10 years) was associated with decreased adj. ORs of 0.91 (95% CI 0.79 to 1.04), 0.76 (95% CI 0.67 to 0.86), 0.70 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.86), and 0.58 (95% CI 0.51 to 0.66), respectively. Compared to a reference A1C level of <7%, the risk estimates of increasing A1C levels (7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.9 and ≥9%) steadily decreased with adj. ORs of 0.79 (95% CI 0.72 to 0.86), 0.63 (95% CI 0.55 to 0.72), and 0.46 (95% CI 0.40 to 0.53), respectively. Neither use of insulin, metformin, nor sulfonylureas was associated with an altered risk of incident gout.

CONCLUSIONS

Increased A1C levels, but not use of antidiabetic drugs, was associated with a decreased risk of incident gout among patients with T2DM.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Bodmer, Michael

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0003-4967

Publisher:

BMJ Publishing Group

Language:

English

Submitter:

Patricia Rajaonina

Date Deposited:

18 Mar 2015 14:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205337

PubMed ID:

24728333

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Arthritis, Epidemiology, Gout

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.65210

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65210

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